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‘Ring Wandering’ is a saga of Tokyo’s hidden war-torn past: Director Masakazu Kaneko at IFFI 52
International competition film from Japan Ring Wandering screened at IFFI 52
Panaji, 27 November, 2021
The Ring Wandering  is a film about a Manga artist in Tokyo discovering the remains of the Second World war buried in the grounds of Tokyo. The film from Japan is competing for the Golden Peacock Award along with 14 other films at the 52nd International Film Festival of India being held in Goa.
Masakazu Kaneko, the Director of the film, beautifully narrates the story of lost souls in the Second World War in Tokyo. “During the Second World War, lots of bombs were dropped on Tokyo leaving many dead bodies in the ground. Not all of them were identified and given proper funerals. I believe the souls of these people are still there.”
Often cited as the most destructive act of war in the Second World War, the bombing of Tokyo left many people killed and many areas destroyed. Though the war is not shown in the movie, the Director tried to show the scars the war left on the minds of the people of Tokyo.
“Now all we see around Tokyo are skyscrapers and bullet trains, modern architecture and technology. But I wanted to show the real Tokyo through this film”, Kaneko said.
The filmmaker reminds us that it is not a war film. It focuses upon human relationships and how humans should think beyond the things that we understand. Kaneko reinforced the idea of forging better relationships within us in the film. He said, “We have reached the highest pinnacles of civilization but at the same time it is important to remember our rich history and heritage.”
Ring Wandering is also officially selected for the Warsaw International Film Festival in 2021. Kaneko’s first feature film The Albino’s Trees premiered at Beijing Film Festival and it won 20 awards worldwide. This is his second film.
Yutaka Nakayama, the Executive Producer of the movie, said that he wanted to support movies based on nature and human relationships. “I watched Kaneko’s last film The Albino’s Trees and I thought more people should watch his genius and unique work on screen”, he said.
The film will be released in Japan in February, next year, the Director informed.
The cast and crew of the movie consists of Masakazu Kaneko and Genki Yoshimura, Scrennplay writers, Koichi Furuya, Director of Photography, Masakazu Kaneko, Editor and Shô Kasamatsu, Junko Abe and Ken Yasuda among others as actors.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President visits Golden Temple; calls it a “glowing symbol of the sublime spiritual tradition of our great Gurus"
Shri Dhankhar pays tribute to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh
Vice President concludes day-long tour to the state of Punjab
The Vice President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today visited Sri Darbar Sahib  at Amritsar and described it as "a glowing symbol of the sublime spiritual tradition of our great Gurus".
Shri Dhankhar, who arrived in Amritsar on a day long tour, his first to the state of Punjab as the Vice President, termed "the peace, serenity, devotion and sense of service" at the Golden Temple as an "unforgettable experience."
Noting down his remarks in the visitors book, he paid rich tributes to the Gurus and underscored that "Sri Harmandir Sahib has been emanating the message of love, humanity, compassion and brotherhood through ages."
During his visit, the Vice President had langar at the Golden Temple and took part in Sewa along with his family members.
Thereafter, he visited the Jalliawalan Bagh and paid floral tribute to the martyrs. Calling it a memorial of national importance, he said that it "poignantly reminds of the sacrifice of martyrs to whom we are eternally indebted." Shri Dhankhar also remarked that the best tribute to the martyrs is building "a prosperous, inclusive & self-reliant India they envisioned."
Then the Vice President and his family had Darshan and performed Puja at Shri Durgiana temple and Shri Ram Tirath.
During the visit, the Vice President was accompanied by the Union Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Shri Som Parkash, Punjab Minister of Transport, Shri Laljeet Singh Bhullar and other senior officials from the state.
Ministry of Defence
CELEBRATION OF 'SWARNIM VIJAY VARSH': COMMEMORATION OF 50 YEARS OF 1971 WAR
On 14 Sep 21, as a part of the 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh' celebration, an event was organised at The Flying Officer Nirmal Jeet Singh Sekhon Govt Higher Secondary School, Isewal, Ludhiana, wherein a bust of Late Flying Officer Nirmal Jeet Singh Sekhon, Param Vir Chakra , was unveiled by Air Marshal BR Krishna, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal, Shaurya Chakra, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Air Command, Indian Air Force. Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously for exemplary courage and determination in defeating the enemy during 1971 Indo-Pak war. He is the only Indian Air Force officer to be awarded the country’s highest gallantry award.
The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief interacted with 1971 war veterans and with the family members of Late Flying Officer Nirmal Jeet Singh Sekhon. The students of the Govt Higher Secondary School also participated in the event. The event culminated with an aerial display by the Surya Kiran Aerobatic Team followed by presentation of mementos to the veterans. Also, in attendance was the Indian Air Force Band, which enthralled the attendees with soulful tunes throughout the event.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Barricades On National Highways
Barricading on the National Highways is provided in under construction projects for segregating the work space from the traffic space i.e. space used for movement of regular traffic. Barricading is provided temporarily as per requirement of construction works.
Barricading across the National Highways is sometimes done by State Government Authorities for law & order or other requirements for specific periods.
There is provision in the Indian Road Congress  standards and guidelines for providing barricading on the National Highways. The implementing agencies of MoRTH ensure that barricades are provided in construction zones as per IRC standards and guidelines for safety of road traffic and contractor's personnel.
This information was given by Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
Prime Minister's Office
PM recalls the spirit of sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Good Friday
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has recalled the spirit of sacrifice of Jesus Christ on Good Friday.
The Prime Minister tweeted;
“Today on Good Friday, we recall the spirit of sacrifice Lord Christ was blessed with. He withstood pain and suffering but never deviated from his ideals of service and compassion. May the thoughts of Lord Christ keep inspiring people.”
Ministry of Defence
INDO OMAN JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE AL NAJAF IV CONCLUDES
The Indo Oman Joint Military Exercise Al Najaf IV concluded at Mahajan Field Firing Ranges today. A solemn Closing Ceremony marked the culmination of the exercise.This platoon level 13 days exercise had commenced on 01 August 2022.
The aim of the exercise was to achieve inter-operability and to acquaint each other with operational procedures and combat drills in a Counter Terrorism environment under United Nations mandate.Both the armies were able to achieve the stated objectives. The Indian contingent was from 18th Battalion of Mechanised Infantry Regiment and the Royal Army of Oman contingent was represented by Sultan of Oman Parachute Regiment.
The exercise was conducted in three phases. The first phase was orientation & familiarisation with weapon,equipment and tactical drills of each other by the participating contingents. The second phase was combat conditioning,formulation of joint drills and putting them into practise.
The last phase was a 48 hours validation exercise of key drills and concepts learnt during the first two phases. Both the contingents jointly took part in the validation exercise which included establishment of Mobile Vehicle Check Post, Cordon and Search Operations,Heliborne insertion,Room Intervention drills and effective employment of ICV in Counter Terrorism environment. The exercise also included effective employment of indigenous Advance Light Helicopter ‘Dhruv’,drones and various new generation technologies
Overall, the exercise was a resounding success. The two armies shared valuable combat experience with respect to Counter Terrorist, Regional Security and Peace Keeping Operations in an international environment. It was another significant milestone achieved in ensuring interoperability between the two armies, strengthening the cordial relations between the two countries and another step forward towards ensuring global security.
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Ministry of Jal Shakti
MoS Jal Shakti chairs a review meeting of Central Water Commission
Reviews Plans to prevent flooding caused by Siang/Brahmaputra river and Discussed about concerns over alleged plans of China to build a super hydropower station on Brahmaputra river in Medog at Tibet.
The Minister of State  reviewed the progress under various programmes namely, PMKSY and DRIP. He was informed that during the last one and a half year, 10 projects out of 99 priority projects under PMKSY have been completed. He was also informed that the Cabinet has approved DRIP II & III scheme with an outlay of about Rs. 10,000 crores out of which 7,000 crores will be funded by the World Bank and AIIB. He was also informed that under DRIP – I, rehabilitation of 223 dams located in 7 States has been done with an estimated cost of Rs. 3466 crores. Mr. Kataria lauded the role of Central Water Commission in operating this programme.
He was further informed that there will be better water management by formation of river basin organizations. He was worried about the increasing water conflicts in the country. CWC Officials informed that with the passage of ISWRD Amendment Bill, the water conflicts will be solved more quickly. CWC Officials also informed that the passage of ISWRD Bill and Dam Safety Bill is very much necessary for a holistic management of water resources in the country.
Mr. Kataria was informed that 79 new Flood Forecasting stations have been made operational in the last one year. As a result, 11,721 forecasts were issued in the year 2020 from 328 forecasting stations set up across 19 river basins. A newly upgraded Flood Forecasts Website and Flood Data entry utility started with effect from may 2020 - https://ffs.tamcnhp.com
During the discussion over flood forecasting and management, an issue pertaining to flooding caused by Brahmaputra river was discussed. The CWC officials apprised about the need for setting up a project at Upper Siang/Brahmaputra which shall be highly beneficial for the state of Assam. Regarding alleged Plan of China to set up a super hydropower station at Brahmaputra at Medong, Tibet, the officials apprised that any attempt to divert water of Brahmaputra river shall act as an encroachment on the entitled rights of lower riparian states like India, Bangladesh and adversely affect the availability of water in the Brahmaputra basin during the lean season. However, there are official platforms - like the Expert Level Mechanism set up between India and China in the year 2006 to discuss various issues related to trans-border rivers.
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PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 141.70 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 75,841
- Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.22%; Lowest since March 2020
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.40%; Highest since March 2020
- 7,141 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,42,37,495
- 6,531 new cases in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 84 days
- Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 1% for last 43 days
- 67.29 cr Total Tests conducted so far
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Ministry of Finance
Thane CGST Commissionerate busts Rs. 22 crores fake GST Input Tax Credit racket
Operation is a part of large-scale effort by CGST Mumbai Zone to stamp out fake ITC networks
Mumbai: 4 January 2022
The officers of Thane CGST Commissionerate of Mumbai Zone have busted a fake Input Tax Credit racket involving GST of Rs 22 Crores. Acting on a tip-off from Central Intelligence Unit, Mumbai CGST Zone, the officers have arrested two businessmen who happen to be father & a son duo, who are the proprietors of two separate firms M/s Shah Enterprises & M/s U.S. Enterprises located at Kandivali West, Mumbai. Both the firms are registered with GST for trading in Ferrous Waste and Scrap etc. and were indulging in fraudulent availment and passing of Input Tax Credit  to the tune of Rs 11.80 crores & Rs. 10.23 crores respectively without receiving the goods or services, in violation of the provisions of CGST Act 2017. Both these firms were availing fake ITC from the fake entities and passing on the same to other entities of this vicious network.
Both of them were arrested under Section 69 of CGST Act 2017 for contravention of Section 132 of the Act and produced before the Hon’ble Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Esplanade, Mumbai today and who has remanded them to 14 days’ judicial custody.
This operation is a part of large-scale effort by CGST Mumbai Zone to stamp out fake ITC networks, which have been causing unhealthy competition with Honest Taxpayers and defrauding the Government Exchequer of its rightful taxes. The department is going to intensify the drive against the fraudsters and tax evaders in the days to come.
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Ministry of Railways
MODERNIZATION OF INDIAN RAILWAYS
575 pairs of trains replaced with Linke Hofmann Busch  coaches till November, 2021
State of the art Vande Bharat Coaches are being produced
Coaches with improved features like Humsafar, Tejas, Antyodaya, Utkrisht Double Decker Air-Conditioned Yatri , Mahamana, Deen Dayalu and Vistadome are being inducted
As a part of its modernization endeavour, Indian Railways, have decided to convert trains operating with conventional Integral Coach Factory  type coaches by Linke Hofmann Busch  coaches, which are technologically superior and provide better travelling experience and safety. To this end, Indian Railways are producing only Linke Hofmann Busch  coaches from 2018 onwards. Till November, 2021, 575 pairs of trains have been replaced with Linke Hofmann Busch  coaches. The conversion of Integral Coach Factory  coaches to Linke Hofmann Busch  coaches is being done in a phased manner subject to operational feasibility and availability of coaches. In addition, State of the art Vande Bharat Coaches being produced as Train sets are also being inducted. The different Coaches with improved features like Humsafar, Tejas, Antyodaya, Utkrisht Double Decker Air-Conditioned Yatri , Mahamana, Deen Dayalu and Vistadome are being inducted over Indian Railways. However, Indian Railways neither operate train services nor undertakes conversion of coaches on state-wise basis.
This information was given by Union Minister of Railways, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
NFAI to host special events in memory of singer Lata Mangeshkar
Marathi film "Maze Baal" featuring Lata Mangeshkar as child actor to be screened
Audio-visual presentation of Lata Mangeshkar’s evergreen Marathi songs to be presented
Mumbai, 22nd March 2022
Remembering legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, National Film Archive of India  is hosting special events this Friday and Saturday at NFAI, Pune.
NFAI will have a special screening of the Marathi film Maze Baal, on 25th March, Friday. Besides lending her voice, the 13-year-old Lata Mangeshkar appeared as a child actor in the film, directed by Master Vinayak. The highlight of the film is that it features Mangeshkar siblings on-screen during the song sequences ‘Chala Chala Navbala’. The film starred Master Vinayak, Meenakshi Shirodkar, Dada Salvi, Sumati Gupte, Damuanna Malvankar in the major roles. V.S. Khandekar wrote the film, and the music was composed by Datta Davjekar.
NFAI will host an audio-visual presentation on timeless and evergreen Marathi songs of Lata Mangeshkar on 26th March, Saturday. Veteran record collector and Secretary, Society of Indian Record Collectors, Suresh Chandvankar will present the audio-visual presentation named “Kaljayee”.
“This will be a special tribute to celebrate the rich legacy of the legendary singer, Lata Mangeshkar. Her golden voice has always mesmerized all of us. Let's again witness her magic together this weekend at NFAI,” said Director NFAI, Prakash Magdum.
Programme Details: 
Venue: NFAI main theatre, Law College Road, Pune
- Screening of Maze Baal  – Friday, 25th March, 6 PM.
- Audio-visual presentation “Kaljayee” by Suresh Chandvankar – Saturday, 26th March, 6 PM.
PIB Headquarters
Walk In Interview
Central Institute of Fisheries Technology , Kochi will conduct a walk- in interview for the post of Project Assistant on contractual basis, at CIFT, Kochi on 18th February 2019 at 10.00 a.m. The duration of the project is upto 31st March, 2020. More details can be had from the website www.cift.res.in
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Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
PM-KISAN Payments
The number of beneficiaries under Prime Minister’s Kisan Samman Nidhi  has increased from 3.16 crore in the 1st period  to 10.45 crore in the 11th period .
The Government has undertaken the following steps to increase the number of beneficiaries receiving payments under PM-Kisan:-
- A special facility has been provided to the farmers in the PM-KISAN Portal, namely Farmers Corner. Through this facility, farmers can do their self-registration
- A special mobile App has been launched on 24th February 2020. The App provides the facilities available through Farmers Corner.
- Common Service Centres have been authorized to assist the farmers in registration for the PM-KISAN Scheme, updation of their data and in ascertaining the status of processing of their payment.
- State Governments have appointed nodal officers for the scheme at Block, District and State Level.
- The States/UTs have organized publicity/ awareness camps to ensure expeditious verification of the data of the registered beneficiaries.
- States/UTs have been asked to expedite the process of saturation of the Scheme by ensuring enrollment of all eligible farmer families.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Record construction of 534 kilometres of National Highway in one week
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways  has created a record by constructing 534 km of National Highways  in the last week commencing 8 January.
The Ministry has constructed 8,169 km of National Highways  from April 2020 to 15 January 2021 in the current financial year 2020-21, i.e. with a speed of about 28.16 km per day. During the same period in the last fiscal, 7,573 km roads were constructed, with a speed of 26.11 km per day.
The Ministry is hopeful that with such pace it should be able to cross construction target of 11,000 km by 31 March.
The Ministry also awarded NH projects of 7,597 km during this period . In 2019-20, projects of 3,474 km were awarded during the same period. Thus, the pace of award has also more than doubled this fiscal.
In total, projects of 8,948 km of roads were awarded in 2019-20 while 10,237 km of roads were constructed.
The achievement assumes significance given the fact that the first two months of the current fiscal were lost due to nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry has taken several initiatives to increase the pace of construction. The pace of construction is expected to increase further in the remaining months of the current financial year, which are conducive for construction activities.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Indigenously developed powders from unused scrape materials to be used for the repair of aero-engine components made of Ni-based super alloy
Indian Scientists have for the first time repaired aero-engine components through emerging additive manufacturing or 3D printing technique called Directed Energy Deposition process that can significantly reduce repair costs and overhaul time. They indigenously made powders suitable for the additive manufacturing process called the Directed Energy Deposition process.
Ni-based superalloys are widely used in aero-engine components. Despite having exceptional properties, they are prone to damage due to extreme operational conditions. Manufacturing defects during the casting or machining process are another major cause of rejection, and tons of such unused components are scrapped due to minor defects.
A team of scientists from the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials , an autonomous R&D Centre of Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India, indigenously developed powders suitable for additive manufacturing using inert gas atomizer available at ARCI by melting unused scrap material. Utilising this, ARCI is developing the Laser-DED process for the repair of aero-engine components made of Ni-based superalloy.
Furthermore, the ARCI team developed a technology to refurbish pinion housing assembly  by machining out the damaged layer and rebuilding it using laser cladding process followed by final machining. Laser cladding and Laser-DED  are the same. In general, for two-dimensional deposition , the term laser cladding is used, and for the manufacture of three-dimensional parts, the term laser-DED is used. A patent  has been filed for the same.
A post-clad heat treatment method was also designed to minimize microstructural inhomogeneity and ensure minimal substrate properties variation. These laser-clad repaired prototypes were found to be free from distortion and exhibited excellent performance. The team has also developed repair and refurbishment technologies for other industrial sectors, such as refurbishing diesel engine cylinder heads made of grey cast iron and refurbishing shafts used in the refinery. This work has been published in the journal ‘Transactions of The Indian Institute of Metals’.
Thus the impact of repair and refurbishment technology developed by ARCI can be best realized in the aerospace sector due to expensive materials, manufacturing costs, and stringent quality checks.
Publication link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12666-020-02150-0
For more detail, please look into Patents # 201911007994, 201811039663; or Mr. Manish Tak  may be contacted.
Fig 1: Aero-engine components made of Ni-based superalloys for repair and powder developed indigenously at ARCI
Fig 2: Pinion housing with robotic unit at ARCI
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Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister’s interaction with leading professionals in USA
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed a gathering of professionals in USA on June 23, 2023 at the John F. Kennedy Centre in Washington D.C.
The event was organized by US – India Strategic Partnership Forum . Secretary of State of USA, H.E. Mr. Antony Blinken also graced the occasion.
In his address, Prime Minister highlighted the profound transformation currently underway in India and the strides being made in various sectors. Stressing that "This is the moment", Prime Minister invited the professionals to forge partnerships with India.
The event was attended by around 1000 leading professions hailing from diverse fields.